Linval Joseph

Linval Joseph, Harrison Smith and Anthony Barr all trudged to the Minnesota Vikings locker room after the game wearing the purple jackets that injured players don.

Their defense was gashed without their three best players. Adrian Peterson was rendered irrelevant in a lopsided game, and in four days they have to do it all over again.

Smith and Barr left during the second series and the Vikings were outgained by the Seattle Seahawks 433-125 in a 38-7 wipeout on Sunday. It left coach Mike Zimmer hinting at a lack of effort in practice the previous week and Peterson questioning the play calling for the second time this season.

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